More than 12 centimetres of snow has fallen at the Great Lake on Sunday. Tasmania Police has asked motorists to avoid the Central Highlands because of heave snow fall. At about 1.45pm, no weather related incidents had been reported to police. ROAD CLOSURES: ROAD RESTRICTIONS: Further information about road closures can be found on the Tasmania Police website under the community alerts section. In the state’s North-West, a damaging wind alert and severe weather warnings have also been issued. The Bureau of Meteorology issued the North-West Coast and King Island regions with the warning. Winds are expected to moderate slightly on Sunday evening. Locations which may be affected include Burnie, Currie, Smithton, Whitemark, Strahan, Queenstown, Zeehan, Bothwell, Tarraleah, Geeveston, Dover and Huonville. The State Emergency Service advises that people should: Tasman Island recorded the highest wind gusts in the last 12 hours when it reached 126km/h. Cape Grim, Maatsuyker Island, Cape Bruny, Mount Read, Hartz and Scotts Peak, and Flinders Island also recorded winds of above 100km/h.

Be prepared in case of power outages and report any outages to TasNetworks on 132 004.

Beware of damaged trees and power lines and take care when driving.

Sunrise capturing a snow-topped kunanyi/Mt Wellington. A cold, windy and showery day expected across much of Tasmania today, with snow expected to around 600 metres in the south this morning, gradually rising. #Tasmania#Snowpic.twitter.com/lxqEQCVXvn